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Later he was handed over to Hastings police station and subsequently arrested.“First a CISF personnel spotted the drone flying over the dome of the main monument. Hence, flying drones is strictly prohibited in the area without any special permission. Zhiwei’s counsel pleaded bail claiming he was just a tourist who was casually taking photographs. KOLKATA: A 34-year-old Chinese tourist was arrested in Kolkata and will have to spend the next eight days at the police lock up for allegedly flying a drone while taking photographs of Victoria Memorial – where flying drones are prohibited by order - on Saturday.Li Zhiwei, who had arrived to Kolkata with a tourist visa from Malaysia on Friday night, was visiting Victoria Memoria with two female companions in the afternoon when he was apprehended by CISF personnel guarding the monument. It’s an issue of national security and so it has to be dealt seriously,” the counsel said..